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President Madison takes office
Tension with britan was high when James Madison took office on 1809 -
War hawks take power
They were eager for war with britain they believed war would harm american trade. -
Relations with greta britian worsen
Bristish told united states they would continue pressing sailers -
Congress declares war on britain
War didnt come at a good time -
America is not ready for war
America is confident that their gonna win -
Britain blockade american ports
They shut down american ports to prevent people from coming in -
invasion of canada
War hawks demanded the invation they expected canadians to welcome the chance to throw off british rule -
USS constitution scores a victory
Is the most famous sea battle of war at 1812 -
Battle of Horshoe bend
Andrew Jackson took command of American forces -
Battle of Lake Erie
American forces had there battle on Lake Erie and the Americans took control of the lake -
Washington DC attacked and burned
The British set fire to many government buildings including the White House -
Writing of the star spangled banner
Told the story of keys night watch the palm became popular and was then known as music -
Hartford convention
Some delagates suggested that the New England states should secede(withdraw) from us -
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Ghent made war end the treaty returned things back to how they were before the war -
Battle of new orleans
Under generals Andrew Jackson won a stunning victory over the Britain at the battle of New Orleans
